U.S. patent application number 12/548734 was filed with the patent office on 2010-03-04 for electrical connector with a tongue.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to HONG-QIANG HAN, LUN-SONG HU, HONG-WU WANG, ZI-QIANG ZHU.
Application Number | 20100055986 12/548734 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41726137 |
Filed Date | 2010-03-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100055986 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WANG; HONG-WU ; et
al. |
March 4, 2010 |
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A TONGUE
Abstract
An electrical connector (100) including an insulative housing
(1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a pair first insulators (22).
The insulative housing (1) has a body portion (11) and a tongue
(12) extending from the body portion (11). The tongue (12) defines
a plurality of passageways (132) at two sides thereof. Each contact
(21) has a securing portion (212), a contact portion (211)
extending to the tongue (12) from the securing portion (212) and a
tail portion (213) extending out of the insulative housing (1). The
contact portions (211) are arranged in two rows and respectively
located at two sides of the tongue (12). Each first insulator (22)
is insert molded around the securing portions (212) corresponding
to the contact portions (211) of each row. Each first insulator
(22) has a first post (228) and a first recess (229) at an inner
side thereof to engage with each other.
Inventors: |
WANG; HONG-WU; (Kunshan,
CN) ; HAN; HONG-QIANG; (Kunshan, CN) ; HU;
LUN-SONG; (Kunshan, CN) ; ZHU; ZI-QIANG;
(Kunshan, CN) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WEI TE CHUNG;FOXCONN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1650 MEMOREX DRIVE
SANTA CLARA
CA
95050
US
|
Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng,Taipei Hsien
TW
|
Family ID: |
41726137 |
Appl. No.: |
12/548734 |
Filed: |
August 27, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
439/638 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H01R 13/405 20130101;
H01R 24/60 20130101; H01R 13/502 20130101; Y10S 439/954 20130101;
H01R 13/6582 20130101; H01R 2107/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
439/638 |
International
Class: |
H01R 25/00 20060101
H01R025/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 27, 2008 |
CN |
200820041481.0 |
Aug 27, 2008 |
CN |
200820041485.9 |
Claims
1. An electrical connector defining a receiving opening to receive
a corresponding plug, comprising: an insulative housing having a
body portion and a tongue integrally extending from the body
portion, the tongue defining a plurality of passageways at two
sides thereof, the passageways extending through the body portion;
and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing,
each contact having a securing portion, a contact portion extending
to the tongue from the securing portion and a tail portion
extending out of the insulative housing, the contact portions of
all the contacts being arranged in two rows and respectively
located at two sides of the tongue; and a pair of first insulators
retained in the body portion, each first insulator being insert
molded around the securing portions corresponding to the contact
portions of each row to form a contact module, each first insulator
has at least a first post and a first recess at an inner side
thereof to engage with each other.
2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body
portion has a mating wall facing the receiving opening, a pair of
first side walls parallel to the tongue, a pair of second side
walls perpendicular to the tongue, and a receiving space surrounded
by the mating wall, the first side walls and the second side walls
to receive the first insulator, the receiving space communicates
with the passageways.
3. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the
first side wall has at least an opening communicating with the
receiving space, the first insulator has at least a projection at
an outer side thereof to lock with the opening.
4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body
portion has an outstanding portion extending outwardly from the
mating face, the tongue extends from a middle position of the
outstanding portion.
5. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tail
portions in a contact module are arranged in three tows, each
securing portion has a first securing portion connecting with the
contact portion directly and a second securing portion connecting
with the tail portion directly, the first securing portions in a
contact module are arranged in a row corresponding to the contact
portions, the second securing portions in a contact module are
arranging in three rows corresponding to the tail portions, the
first insulators are formed around the first securing portions.
6. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5, further
comprising a plurality of second insulators, each second insulator
is insert molded around a row of second securing portions or two
rows of second securing portions.
7. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein each
contact module has a pair of the second insulators, and each second
insulator has a joint face and a pair of limiting blocks extending
outwardly from two sides thereof to abut against a lower end of the
insulative housing, a second post extends inwardly from the joint
face and a second recess is recessed from the joint face.
8. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the
securing portion has a connecting portion connecting the first
securing portion and the second securing portion together, the
connecting portion comprises an upright portion bending outwardly
and downwardly from the first securing portion, and a bending
portion extending inwardly or outwardly from a lower end of the
upright portion.
9. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the
second securing portion has a first portion extending downwardly
from the bending portion, a second portion extending obliquely and
downwardly from the first portion along a same sideward direction,
and a third portion extending downwardly from the second
portion.
10. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the
first portions of the second securing portion in different rows of
a same contact module are offset from each other in both a width
direction and a thickness direction of the second insulator.
11. An electrical connector defining a receiving opening to receive
a corresponding plug, comprising: an insulative housing having a
body portion and a tongue extending to the receiving opening, the
body portion defining a receiving space, the tongue having a top
end, a lower end opposite to the top end and two side ends, the
lower end connecting with the body portion, the top end and two
side ends being free to the receiving opening; and a pair of
contact modules retained in the receiving space, each contact
module having a plurality of contacts and a first insulator insert
molded around the contacts, each contact having a contact portion
extending beyond one end of the first insulator, and a tail portion
extending beyond another end of the first insulator and out of the
insulative housing, the contact portions of each contact module
being arranged in a row, and the two rows of the contact portions
in the pair of contact modules respectively located at two sides of
the tongue.
12. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 11, wherein the
body portion has a mating wall facing the receiving opening, a pair
of first side walls parallel to the tongue, a pair of second side
walls perpendicular to the tongue, and the receiving space is
surrounded by the mating wall, the first side walls and the second
side walls, each first side wall defines an opening communicating
with the receiving space, and each first insulator has a projection
extending outwardly to engage with the opening.
13. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 11, wherein the
tail portions are arranged in two rows corresponding to the contact
portions and bend outwardly respectively from the securing portions
for soldering to a circuit board by a surface mounted
technology.
14. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 11, wherein the
tail portions in a contact module are arranged in three tows, each
securing portion Page 19 of 22 has a first securing portion
connecting with the contact portion directly and a second securing
portion connecting with the tail portion directly, the first
securing portions in a contact module are arranged in a row
corresponding to the contact portions, the second securing portions
in a contact module are arranging in three rows corresponding to
the tail portions, the first insulators are formed around the first
securing portions.
15. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 14, further
comprising a plurality of second insulators, each second insulator
is insert molded around a row of second securing portions or two
rows of second securing portions.
16. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 15, wherein each
contact module has a pair of the second insulators, and each second
insulator has a joint face and a pair of limiting blocks extending
outwardly from two sides thereof to abut against a lower end of the
insulative housing, a second post extends inwardly from the joint
face and a second recess is recessed from the joint face.
17. A standing type electrical connector comprising: an insulative
housing associated with a metallic shell commonly defining an
upward mating face and a downward mounting face oblique to each
other; a mating port defined in the housing intimately below the
mating face; a mating tongue exposed in said mating port surrounded
by the shell; at least one contact module assembled within the
housing and including an insulator insert molded with a plurality
of contacts, each of said contacts defining a contact section
extending along a first direction and exposed outside of the
insulator and assembled unto the mating tongue under condition that
the contacting sections of said contacts are coplanar with one
another, and a tail sections extending along a second direction
around in a rear portion of the housing and exposed outside of the
mounting face; wherein said first direction is oblique to said
second direction.
18. The standing type electrical connector as claimed in claim 17,
wherein said insulator defines a front face adjacent to a root
region of the mating tongue and parallel to the mating face, and a
rear face adjacent to the mounting face and parallel to the
mounting face.
19. The standing type electrical connector as claimed in claim 17,
wherein the tail section is further equipped with at a distal end a
solder region extending either perpendicular or parallel thereto
for soldering to a printed circuit board on which said mounting
face closely confronts.
20. The standing type electrical connector as claimed in claim 17,
wherein said insulator includes spaced opposite front and rear
pieces, and the rear piece includes two parts staked with each
other and respectively retaining corresponding tail sections in at
least two different rows.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to electrical connectors, more
particularly to electrical connectors with a tongue.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] With rapid development of the electronic industry,
electrical connectors are employed widely with peripherals to
transmit various signals with each other. As we know, the
electrical industry trends to a miniature and high speed
transmission direction, the space which the electrical connector
occupies is less and less. Thereby, the electrical connector trends
to a miniature and high speed transmission direction also. A
conventional electrical connector usually comprises an insulative
housing, a plurality of contacts installed in the insulative
housing to electrically connect with a corresponding plug for
transmitting signals with each other, and a metal shell covering
the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a plurality
of contact passageways. In conventional methods for manufacturing
the electrical connector, an inserting method is adopted to insert
rows of contacts into the passageways of the insulative housing
from a rear end. The contacts are then forced into the housing. The
contacts are manufactured by means of stamping.
[0005] However, such an inserting method will damage the mechanical
and electrical performance of the electrical connector. Especially
in a miniature electrical connector, the contacts and contact
passageways are arranged closely. Side walls of the contact
passageways are weak. Since the contacts interferentially engage
with the side walls of the contact passageways, the contacts may
wear away surfaces of the side walls. Thereby, the adjacent
contacts will contact with each other and adversely affect signal
transmission.
[0006] Hence, an improved electrical connector is desired to
overcome the above problems.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, an
electrical connector defining a receiving opening to receive a
corresponding plug, comprising: an insulative housing having a body
portion and a tongue integrally extending from the body portion,
the tongue defining a plurality of passageways at two sides
thereof, the passageways extending through the body portion; a
plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each
contact having a securing portion, a contact portion extending to
the tongue from the secured portion and a tail portion extending
out of the insulative housing, the contact portions of all the
contacts being arranged in two rows and respectively located at two
sides of the tongue; and a pair of first insulators retained in the
body portion, each first insulator being insert molded around the
securing portions corresponding to the contact portions of each row
to form a contact module, each first insulator has at least a first
post and a first hole at an inner side thereof to engage with each
other.
[0008] According to another aspect of the present invention, an
electrical connector defining a receiving opening to receive a
corresponding plug, comprising: an insulative housing having a body
portion and a tongue extending to the receiving opening, the body
portion defining a receiving space, the tongue having a top end, a
lower end opposite to the top end and two side ends, the lower end
connecting with the body portion, the top end and two side ends
being free to the receiving opening; and a pair of contact modules
retained in the receiving space, each contact module having a
plurality of contacts and a first insulator insert molded around
the contacts, each contact having a contact portion extending
beyond one end of the first insulator, and a tail portion extending
beyond another end of the first insulator and out of the insulative
housing, the contact portions of each contact module being arranged
in a row, and the two rows of the contact portions in the pair of
contact modules respectively located at two sides of the
tongue.
[0009] The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and
technical advantages of the present invention in order that the
detailed description of the invention that follows may be better
understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention
will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims
of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] For a more complete understanding of the present invention,
and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following
descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,
in which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical connector
according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, while taken from a
different aspect;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an insulative housing and a
pair of contact modules of the electrical connector shown in the
FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the insulative housing of
the electrical connector shown in the FIG. 1;
[0015] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical
connector shown in FIG. 1;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 5, while taken from a
different aspect;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of
FIG. 1;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an electrical connector
according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8, while taken from a
different aspect;
[0020] FIG. 10 is a partly exploded perspective view of the
electrical connector shown in FIG. 8;
[0021] FIG. 11 is a view similar to FIG. 10, while taken from a
different aspect;
[0022] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a pair of contact modules
of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 8;
[0023] FIG. 13 is a partly exploded view of the contact modules of
the electrical connector shown in FIG. 8;
[0024] FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view of a plurality of
contacts of the electrical connector shown in FIG. 8; and
[0025] FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the contacts shown in FIG.
14.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0026] In the following description, numerous specific details are
set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present
invention. However, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art
that the present invention may be practiced without such specific
details. In other instances, well-known circuits have been shown in
block diagram form in order not to obscure the present invention in
unnecessary detail. For the most part, details concerning timing
considerations and the like have been omitted inasmuch as such
details are not necessary to obtain a complete understanding of the
present invention and are within the skills of persons of ordinary
skill in the relevant art.
[0027] Reference will be made to the drawing figures to describe
the present invention in detail, wherein depicted elements are not
necessarily shown to scale and wherein like or similar elements are
designated by same or similar reference numeral through the several
views and same or similar terminology.
[0028] Referring to FIGS. 1-7, an electrical connector 100
according to a first embodiment of the present invention is
disclosed. The electrical connector 100, 100' in the present
invention is a Mini DisplayPort connector which comprises an
insulative housing 1, a pair of contact modules 2 retained in the
insulative housing 1, and a first shell 3, a second shell 4, and a
third shell 5 engaging with each other and covering the insulative
housing 1. The electrical connector 100 defines a receiving opening
32 for receiving a corresponding plug (not shown).
[0029] The insulative housing 1 has a body portion 11 and a tongue
12 extending upwardly from the base portion 10. The tongue 12 has
four ends which comprise a lower end, a top end opposite to the
lower end and a pair of side ends. There is only the lower end of
the tongue 12 connects with the body portion 11, and the top end
and two side ends of the tongue 12 are free to receiving opening
32. The body portion 11 has a mating wall 13 facing the receiving
opening 32 and perpendicular to the tongue 12, and four side walls
extending from four sides of the mating wall 13 along an inserting
direction of the plug. The inserting direction of the plug is a
first direction, and a direction opposite to the first direction is
a second direction. A receiving space 18 is surrounded by the
mating wall 13 and four side walls to receive the contact modules
2. The side walls comprise a pair of first side walls 14 parallel
to the tongue 12, and a pair of second side walls 15 perpendicular
to the tongue 12. The body portion 11 has an outstanding portion
131 with a transverse section smaller than that of the mating wall
13. The outstanding portion 131 presents as D-shaped.
[0030] The tongue 12 extends to the receiving opening 32 along the
second direction from a middle position of the outstanding portion
131. The tongue 12 defines a plurality of passageways 132 extending
through the body portion 11 along the first direction and
communicating with the receiving space 18. The mating wall 13
defines a plurality of first slots 133 for fastening the first
shell 3. The body portion 11 comprises a pair of first limiting
block 134 extending outwardly from a diagonal position of the
mating wall 13 for preventing the third shell 5 from moving
upwardly. Each first side walls 14 has a pair of first locking
blocks 141 and a pair of second slots 143 at an upper position
thereof and arranged along a transverse direction, and a pair of
openings 143 communicating with the receiving space 18 and arranged
along the first direction. Each second side wall 15 has a second
locking block 151 extending outwardly.
[0031] The two contact modules 2 are approximately symmetrical with
each other, and a little difference between the two contact modules
2 is that one of contact modules 2 has a pair of position posts 28
for positioning the electrical connector 100 to a circuit board
(not shown). The common characteristic will be described at
following description.
[0032] Each contact module 2 comprises a row of contacts 21 and a
first insulator 22 insert molding around the contacts 21. Each
contact 21 has a securing portion 212, a contact portion 211
extending along the second direction and a tail portion 213 bending
outwardly from the securing portion 212. The first insulator 22 is
insert molded around the securing portion 212 for fastening the
contacts 2 therein. The contact portions 211 extend beyond one end
of the first insulator 22, and the tail portions 213 extends beyond
another end of the first insulator 22. The contact portions 211 of
one contact module 2 extend to the passageways 132 of one side of
the tongue 12. Thereby, all the contact portions 211 of the
contacts 2 are arranged in two rows and respectively located at two
sides of the tongue 12. In molding process, fixing the contacts 2
in a mold (not shown) firstly; then inserting melting plastic to
the mold, the melting plastic will be filled around the securing
portions 212; finally, cooling the melting plastic, the first
insulator 22 is formed and the contact module 2 is completely
manufactured. Therefore, the contacts 2 can be arranged closely and
the melting plastic can be filled in space between adjacent
contacts 2 to separate them from each other for preventing the
contacts 2 from contacting with each other.
[0033] The first insulator 22 has a mating face 221 abutting
against an inner side of the mating wall 13, a mounting face 222
opposite to the mating face 22 1, an inner face 223 and an outer
face 224 between the mating face 221 and the mounting face 222. The
mating face 221 intersects with the mounting face 222 for mounting
the electrical connector 100 to the circuit board along an oblique
direction. The tail portions 213 are parallel to the mounting face
222 for mounting to the circuit board by a surface mounted
technology. Each first insulator 22 has a pair of projections 225
extending outwardly from the outer face 224 to engage with the
openings 143 for fixing the first insulator 22 to the receiving
space 18. The first insulator 22 defines at least a groove 226
recessed from the outer face 224. The mold has a plurality of pins
(not shown) located at the groove 226 and arranged between adjacent
contacts 2 to separate the contacts 2 from each other, the contacts
2 will be prevented from contacting with each other as filling the
melting plastic. The first insulator 22 has a plurality of second
limiting blocks 227 abutting against a lower end of the insulative
housing 1. Each first insulator 22 has a pair of posts 228
extending inwardly from the inner face 223 and a pair of recesses
229 recessed from the inner face 223 thereof. The two contact
modules 2 are fixed with each other via the posts 228 and the
recesses 229 engaging with each other. Each first insulator 22 has
a plurality of ribs 2241 for engaging with inner sides of the first
side walls 14 and the second side walls 15.
[0034] The first shell 3 is formed by a metal sheet, and comprises
a plurality of outer walls 31, a plurality of engaging tabs 34
extending downwardly from a lower end of the outer walls 31, and a
plurality of extension tabs 35 bending outwardly from the lower end
of the outer walls 31. The receiving opening 32 is formed between
the outer walls 31 and the tongue 12. Each outer wall 31 has at
least one spring arm 33 extending to the receiving opening 32 for
engaging with the plug. The engaging tabs 34 are received and fixed
in the first slots 133. The extension tabs 35 affix to the mating
wall 13.
[0035] The second shell 4 is formed by a metal sheet, and comprises
a flat portion 41 affixing to the mating wall 13, a hole 42
extending through the flat portion 41 through which the first shell
3 extends, and a plurality of latch strips 411 bending downwardly
from the flat portion 41. The latch strips 411 has a plurality of
locking tangs 412 engaging with the second slots 142, a plurality
of spring tabs 413 resisting to the third shell 5, and a plurality
of apertures 414 engaging with the second locking blocks 151. The
flat portion 41has a plurality of embosses 415 extending downwardly
for sandwiching the extension tabs 35 between the mating wall 13
and the flat portion 41.
[0036] The third shell 5 presents as a tube shape and rings on
outside of the body portion 11. The third shell 5 has a plurality
of locking holes 51 engaging with the first locking blocks 141, a
pair of cutouts 52 receiving the limiting blocks 134 and a pair of
mounting legs 53 fixing to the circuit board.
[0037] As fully described above, the two rows of contacts 21 are
insert molded in two first insulators 22 respectively to form two
contact modules 2. Thereby, the contacts 21 can be arranged closely
and can not contact with each other. In addition, the contacts 21
need not assemble to the insulative housing 1 directly, the
contacts 21 will not wear away surfaces of the inner walls of
passageways 132.
[0038] Referring to FIGS. 8-15, an electrical connector 100'
according to a second embodiment of the present invention is
disclosed. Structures of the electrical connectors 100, 100' in the
first and second embodiments are similar, and difference is that:
the contact modules 2 in the first embodiment are different from
contact modules 2' in the second embodiment. The electrical
connector 100' in the second embodiment also comprises an
insulative housing 1', a first shell 3', a second shell 4' and a
third shell 5' which are all same to that in the first embodiment.
Therefore, the insulative housing 1', the first, second and third
shell 3', 4', 5' will not be introduced in the following
description, and the contact modules 2' will be described
detailedly in the following.
[0039] The two contact modules 2' are symmetrical with each other.
Each contact module 2' comprises a plurality of contacts 21 ' and a
plurality of insulators 22' insert molded around the contacts 21'.
The contacts 21' extend along a height direction of the insulative
housing 1', and each has a longest securing portion 212', a contact
portion 211 ' extending upwardly to a tongue 12' of the insulative
housing 1', and a tail portion 213' extending downwardly and out of
the insulative housing 1'. The contact portions 211 ' are arranged
in two rows and respectively located at two sides of the tongue
12'.
[0040] The contact portions 211 ' in each contact module 2' are
arranged in a row and locate at a same side of the tongue 12'. The
tail portions 213' in each contact module 2' are arranged in three
rows which comprise an outer row closed to the first side wall 14'
of the insulative housing 1', a middle row and an inner row. The
securing portion 212' comprises a first securing portion 214'
directly connecting with the contact portions 211', a second
securing portion 215' directly connecting with the tail portion
213' and a connecting portion 216' connecting the first securing
portion 214' and the second securing portion 215' together. The
first securing portions 214' in each contact module 2' are arranged
in a row corresponding to the contact portions 211'. The second
securing portions 215' in each contact module 2' are arranged in
three rows corresponding to the tail portions 213', and comprise a
first row corresponding to the outer row of the tail portions 213',
a second row corresponding to the middle row of the tail portions
213' and a third row corresponding to the inner row of the tail
portions 213'.
[0041] The connecting portion 216' has an upright portion 2161'
bending outwardly and downwardly from the first securing portion
214' and parallel to the first securing portion 214', and a bending
portion 2162' partly bending inwardly or outwardly from a lower end
of the upright portion 2161' to arrange the tail portions 213' in
the three rows. The second securing portion 215' comprises a first
portion 2151' extending downwardly from the bending portion 2162',
a second portion 2152' extending obliquely and downwardly from the
first portion 2151' along a same sideward direction, and a third
portion 2153' extending downwardly from the second portion 2152'
and connecting with the tail portion 213'. The first portions 2151'
of the second securing portions 215' in different rows of the same
contact module 2' are offset from each other in both a width
direction and a thickness direction of the insulator 22'. The first
portion 2151' and the second portion 2152' defines an angle
therebetween which is different from that in other rows of the same
contact module 2', therefore, the contacts 21' in different rows
will not contact with each other when the contact portions 211' of
a contact module 2' arranged in a row, and will not disturb with
each other.
[0042] The insulators 22' in each contact module 2' comprise a
first insulator 221' insert molded around the first securing
portions 214', and a pair of second insulators 222' respectively
insert molded around a row or two rows of the second securing
portions 215'. A second insulator 222' in the pair is insert molded
around the third row of the second securing portions 215', and
another second insulator 222' in the pair is insert molded around
the first and second rows of the second securing portions 215'.
Therefore, the contacts 21' can be fixed in the insulators 22'
stably when the contacts 21 ' are longest and upper portions and
lower portions of the contacts 21 ' are arranged in different
rows.
[0043] The first insulators 221' of the two contact modules 2' each
has an inner face 2211' and an outer face 2212'. Each first
insulator 221' has a first post 2213' extending inwardly from the
inner face 2211 ' and a first recess 2214' recessed from the inner
face 2212' thereof. The two contact modules 2' are fixed with each
other via the post 2213' and the recess 2214' engaging with each
other. Each first insulator 221 ' has a first projection 2215'
extending outwardly from the outer face 2212' to engage with the
opening 143' of the insulative housing 1' for fixing the first
insulator 221' to the receiving space 18'. The first insulator 221'
defines at least a groove 2216' recessed from the inner face 2211'.
The mold has a plurality of pins (not shown) located at the groove
2216' and arranged between adjacent contacts 2' to separate the
contacts 2' from each other, and for preventing the contacts 2'
from contacting with each other as filling the melting plastic.
Each first insulator 221' has a plurality of ribs 2217' for
engaging with an inner side of the first side walls 14' and the
second side walls 15' of the insulative housing 1'.
[0044] The second insulators 222' of one contact module 2' each has
a joint face 2221' engaging with each other. The second insulator
222' has a second post 2222' extending inwardly from the joint face
2221' and a second recess 2223' recessed from the joint face 2221'.
The two insulators 222' are fixed with each other via the post
2222' and recess 2223' engaging with each other. The second
insulator 222' located at an outer side position has a second
projection 2224' extending outwardly from an out side thereof to
engage with the opening 143', and a plurality of ribs 2225'
extending outwardly from an out side thereof for engaging with an
inner side of the first side walls 14' and the second side walls
15' of the insulative housing 1'. In addition, each second
insulator 222' has a pair of limiting blocks 2226' at extending
outwardly from two sides thereof to abut against a lower end of the
insulative housing 1'.
[0045] In molding process, insert molding the second insulators
222' around one row or two rows of the second securing portions
215' firstly, the second insulators 222' are formed easily because
the contacts 21' insert molded in each second insulator 222' are
fewer, and the distance between adjacent contacts 21 are easy to be
controlled; secondly, fixing the two insulators 222' together, the
contact portions 211' and the first securing portions 214' of the
two second insulators 222' are located at a same row along the
width direction of the insulative housing 1'. Thirdly, insert
molding the first insulator 221' around the first securing portions
214 to form a contact module 2'. Of course, the second insulators
222' can be insert molded around only one row of the second
securing portions 215', or two rows of the second securing portions
215' in the other embodiments.
[0046] As fully described above, each contact module 2' of the
electrical connector 100' is formed via two times insert molding,
the contacts 21' with different arrangements at upper portions and
lower portions will be fixed stably and can be arranged closely to
adapt to the miniature development.
[0047] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous
characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been
set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of
the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is
illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in
matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the
principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the
broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are
expressed.
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